Gucci Touches on the ’70s and ’80s

Gucci designer Frida Giannini loves the 1970s, and fills her house with thousands of vinyl records. Now that the 1970s trend has caught up with her, she’s diversifying.

Moving backwards in time, Ms. Giannini hit on the 1980s with the current tried-and-tested love for lace leggings — they’ve been a hit at H&M this season. In a nod to the ongoing penchant for animal skins, her lace was in a python pattern. The black and brown sequins applied to dresses were large and spaced apart to show the sheer fabric underneath. Ostrich-feather jackets were bulky with big shoulders.

She hit on her fetish decade with long straight pants that enlongated the stride — a look that has appeared on a few runways during the Milan Fashion Long-Weekend. Ms. Giannini, never one to forget to accessorize, included some large shades with faded-color lenses. A couple of shoulder bags were…

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